The University of Redlands football program moved up the D3football.com and American Football Coaches Association Top-25 polls, marking improvement on every poll so far this season. Redlands gains its highest ranking in its NCAA Division III history by rising two spots to No. 13 on the third D3football.com list of 2011. The Bulldogs also jumped into the No. 18 position on the second AFCA poll of the season, improving four spots during their idle week.

Redlands had a bye this past weekend after defeating regional opponent Whitworth University (WA), 30-20, on September 17.

The Bulldogs (2-0) travel to Thousand Oaks for the opening Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) game of the season on October 1. Redlands kicks off against Cal Lutheran University, which boasts a ranking of 20th in the aforementioned polls. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

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